Winter Brothers
Kimstim Films | Release Date: June 29, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 19, 2018
The cast, including Victoria Carmen Sonne, as the object of both Emil and Johan’s affections, and Lars Mikkelsen, as the quarry boss, is uniformly strong and singular. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJun 27, 2018
On the one hand, it never quite works in a conventionally satisfying manner—it is wildly uneven, occasionally obtuse and it never quite seems to have a solid grasp on what it is trying to say. On the other hand, it still manages to register in a number of unusual ways thanks to its haunting visual style, offbeat tone, and its intriguing method to put us into the disintegrating mindset of its central character. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineCarson Lund
If nothing else, the film is a feat of formal conception and craftsmanship. Read full review
70
VarietyJessica KiangJun 27, 2018
While we may not always know what Pálmason means, there’s the undeniable sense that he does, and mostly, that’s enough to add up to an impressively original, auspiciously idiosyncratic debut, one that scratches away at truths about masculinity, lovelessness and isolation, that are no less true for being all but inexpressible. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungJun 27, 2018
While impressive in parts, the picture oscillates between the profitably enigmatic and the frustratingly obtuse. Read full review
60
Village VoiceDanny KingJun 27, 2018
Pálmason can occasionally get bogged down in his ambiguous leanings.... But many moments attest to the high ceiling of Pálmason’s abilities. Read full review
50
Screen DailyAllan HunterJun 27, 2018
Elements of craft and performance are very persuasive but the slight storyline and recourse to awkward flights of fancy make it a film that never quite gels. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 27, 2018
Mr. Palmason’s showy technique, magnetic on its own, ultimately seems like a way of adding mystery to a story that, like Emil, is content with having no place to go. Read full review
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